MILLIS Transfer no longer what it once was

Hahaha, awesome!

 

you got me on that one jumbo

 

To quote a certain comic,"That right there is funny,I don't care who you are" 😂👍

 

Confucius say "A shiny carrot is a happy carrot" grasshopper... 😜

 

I worked for millis for about 10yrs really liked it there planned on retiring there then came the cameras.so i moved on to another co.went thru quite a few companys after millis.i hate they went to camera deal or i would still be there.do not have anything bad to say about company they were real good to me.

 

I use the cameras in any vehicle I operate (commercial and private) since 2001, and estimate thus far I've saved a total of $28k (after deducting the costs for the devices and related software/hardware) in bogus tickets, being charged with preventable accidents that weren't my fault at all, and insurance premiums. Pretty nice investment.

No, the carrier can't access the cameras to spy on you live, unless they paid a pretty penny for them, not to mention own their own geosynchronous satellite or national coverage 4G cellular network (doubtful). The possible exception is if you are in the terminal and they have a REALLY good wifi network setup, but as I said, the devices would be very expensive (about $2500 per, as opposed to the $200 device likely to be in your rig). Recording the audio, while possible, doesn't work too well in commercial vehicles.

Critical incident triggers common to all devices are based on two things, GPS positioning and G force. Hard braking (speed reduction at a rate of 7 mph/sec or higher) triggers both. Flipping the rig triggers both. Hitting the dock hard usually doesn't, unless you hit hard enough to damage the dock and/or trailer. Rear ending another vehicle triggers both (see hard braking), as does being rear-ended (see hitting the dock). Speeding doesn't. Ripping the hood off the truck parked next to you doesn't (unless you really screwed up bad). The trigger event causes a specified amount of time to be recorded, all user defined, generally a minute or two before the incident, the incident itself, and a minute or two after. Whether the device is continuous recording or trigger recording, the resulting video file is write protected for later review, and can only be erased or written over after the write protection is removed by the user (the company).

The forward facing camera generally covers the field of vision of a driver facing forward. The rear facing one only is allowed to record the driver in the driver seat. The rear facing camera is generally set to turn off after the vehicle stops moving for a minute or two. In my SUV, the rear facing camera points out the rear window. Pointing the rear camera at the sleeper is generally not allowed in most states, for obvious reasons. Some truckers and companies use an "over the shoulder" type camera that shows only the gauge panel. In my rigs, all but the forward camera would shut down after 5 minutes of not moving, though it would turn back on if the g-force trigger alone was tripped. I had two additional cameras to capture the driver and passenger side mirrors, to show what I could see.

My cameras were set to continuous loop recording, stored on a 3 TB high speed hard drive (holds about 9-12 months worth). The one in my personal vehicle goes to a built in chip, and transfers the video automatically once I get home via wifi before resetting the device (wiping the chip and doing certain calibrations). The rear facing camera remains with me at all times (not wifi equipped).

As Wisconsin has always effectively been a right to work state (they don't have to tell you why you weren't hired, promoted, demoted, or fired), your recourse over the cameras is limited to only if one is pointed into the sleeper itself (even just a little), and you can prove that they used any resulting recordings of the sleeper as a form of covert or predatory sexual behavior. Otherwise, it is their truck, they are the ones paying the insurance claims (self insured) or premiums, the fuel, the taxes, the maintenance, etc. If they want to put a camera in the rig to cover themselves and make sure you are driving safely, that's their choice. They are a training company, I kind of wonder what took them so long.

Don't count on this camera being used to protect you, however. Cops are only deterred from writing bogus tickets if they think YOU can save the video and bring it into court. I still recommend having your own camera (they now run about $100, plus the cost of the memory card, for a good one), one you can take with you into any vehicle you drive. Make sure your insurance company knows you regularly do this, it'll lower your rates.

I have two videos up on YouTube (just look up my nickname here), one in a rig, one in my SUV, both posted after the drivers and cops initially tried to blame me, but changed their minds once they saw the videos.

And remember, right to work cuts both ways, you don't have to work for them if you don't like what they are doing. There are plenty of other BFI companies out there willing to exploit you as much as you are willing to tolerate.

 

One of the biggest solutions that I keep trying to tell people is to stop working for the big BFIs.

The more people at work for them, the more they are empowered to impose their robotic, evil, anti-Christ, anti free enterprise will on successful drivers and successful companies. tearing down the strong to build up the week has never worked very good throughout history.

If you are a company driver gone for a full week, experienced or not, and you are not bringing home a bare minimum, & I truly mean bare minimum of 600 dollars after taxes per week, you are not working for a good company.

 

drove for millis 26 months from 2002 to 2004...truck speed was 68 and bumped up to 70 after 2 calendar years w/clean record...paper logs and no cameras...after 1 year was issued a brand new kenworth...easily got over 3000 miles in a 7 day week...they let me run 11 days out and 3 days home...now with slowed down trucks, elogs and CAMERAS I couldn't or wouldn't drive for them today

 

The owner at Roehl got swindled out of 500K in cash about 20 years ago. Left an impression to this day.

 

Me too.. You watch the guys and I will take the job watching the women. I promise to turn my head when they are butt naked getting dressed.